Dr. Lilia Abron

Lilia Abron, a LeMoyne-Owen College alumna, was the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in chemical engineering in the United States. She founded PEER Consultants, an environmental engineering firm.

First African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in chemical engineering in the U.S.
Founder of PEER Consultants.
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in 1994.